Lamp bracket



Sept. 20. 1937.

H. R. SAXON LAMP BRACKET Original Filed March 10, 1916 F IEl. I.

' I INVENTOR. Herman J8. Saxan. BY

ATTORNEY ruN TED supporting the same.

Patented Sept. 20,1927. I

c A 1,643,13i PATENT 7 HERMAN a. SAXON, or 'ronano, OHIO, Assmnon, BY mnsnn essrenrrmvrs, roar-1n ELECTRIC AUTO-LITECOMPANY, or ronnno; 02110, A GOREOEEATIQN or onto.

; LAMP RACKET,

Original application filedxlliarchio', 1 9 16, S eria1 1 1fo. 83 ,3-1 5, ID1' vTidedand thisl ap ilicationfiled November v j a 15, 1319. Serial NO. v I

This invention relates, to: lamps, such for example as automobile progecting lamps,.and

more particularly toa mounting bracket torf lhe portions 9 are turned. outwardly, being An object of my inventionis the construction of a bracket tor supporting such a lamp which shall be simple and cheap to make, light in we1gl1t,-yet of suiiicient strength to firmly support the lamp and readily attachable to the lamp casing. A 't'urther objectis. the construction of such bracket from a blank punched out of sheet metal and bent up to form the complete bracket without requiring any machining.

Further objects of this invention relate to economies of manufacture'and details 01 construction as will hereinafter appear from the detailed description to follow.

I. accomplish the objects of my. invention in the following specification, but it is evident that the same may be widely varied without departing from the scope'of the invention as pointed out in the appended claims.

A structure constituting one embodiment 01" my invention which maybe the prei'erred, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof in which:

Figure I is a'sideview of an automobile headlight showing the mounting bracketattached thereto.

Figure II is a fragmentary sectional view through the lamp casing and bracket on line IIII of Figure I.

Figure III is a perspective View of the bracket.

Figure IV is a viewof the blank which the bracket is formed.

In the drawings, similar reference nufrom meralsrefer to similar parts'throughout the. several views, and the sectional'views are taken looking in the direction of the arrows at the ends of the section lines.

This application is a division of my copending application, SeriaINumber 83,315,"

. up froma blank 7 punched out of sheet metal, as for example, sheet steel. The central portion of the blank is bent back upon itself gformihgva.U-shaped or bifurcated body port on hav ng L substantially parallel' sides, the part 8 shown as semi-cylindrical in form.

tion these arc-shaped edges are concentric with'the semi-cylindrical portions of the body and thus complete what maybe termed an eye. These portions 12 also serve to space the sides. of the body portion.

In assembling the bracket on the lamp casing, the body portion is passed through a suitable opening in the casing from the inside as shown in Figure II, a snug fit being desirable, and the bracket is then fixed to the lamp casing by spot welding at the raised portions 11 to the inner surface of the casing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 7

1. A sheet metal mounting bracket comprising a body having a pair of parallel arms; base members at the free ends of said arms extending substantially at'right angles thereto; and intermediate members secured to said body above said base members, and in contacting abutted relation to each other forspacing apart the arms of saidbody.

2. A sheet metal mounting bracket comprising a bifurcated body; supporting base.

members extending substantially at right angles to the body, and members on opposite edges of and integral with the arms of said bifurcated body above the base members andabutting each other in contacting relationship for spacing said arms and for forming an eye with the middle part of the body portion. V

3. A sheet metal lamp supporting bracket comprising a substantially U-shaped body; a pair of outwardly turned base members and inwardly turned edge members integral with said body and above said base members adapted to form an eye at one end of'the body for the reception of the supporting member, the ends of the edge members being in contacting relationship with each other.

l. A sheet metal lamp supporting bracket comprising a substantially U-shaped body; outwardly extending base members at the extremity of said body,' and a plurality of displaced pairs of inwardly extending n1emhers integral with said body and having curved edges which are substantially concentric; with the middle part of said body adapted to form bearings therewith, the ends of the pairs of the inwardly extending members being in contacting relationship'with *aeh other.

5. A sumporting bracket having a bifurcated body, the base members extending approximately at right angles from the GX- tremities of said body; and edge members extending ii'iwardly from the end edge of each arm of said body and above the base members, the ends of said edge members being substantially in abutting relationship.

(3. A sheet metal mounting braeket comprising a bifurcated. body portion; base members extending substantially at right HERMAN R. SAXON. 

